Possible effect of antibiotic-supplemented feed and environment on the occurrence of multiple antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli in chickens

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-31

  Saleha, A A ^a   Tin, Tin Myaing ^b   Ganapathy, K K ^c   Zulkifli, I ^a   Raha, R ^d   Arifah, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b University of Veterinary Medicine   (Myanmar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Chickens; Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

AVES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLUS GALLUS; KLEBSIELLA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 58849091819     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.28.31     Document Type: Article

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